The Dessert Detective

110 Best South Asian Sweets Shops Near You (2026)

110 places found

In the mood for south asian sweets? We've tracked down 110 spots, from London to Dartford to Watford, each rated by taste, looks and value. Here are the best south asian sweets shops right now.

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We've ranked 110 south asian sweets spots above by taste, looks and value — browse the list or switch to map view to find one near you.

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110 places
The Creative Sweets
Bakeries & Pastries5.0
The Creative Sweets
London · Woolwich
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Purple velvet cake and Kinder Bueno birthday cakes — 5-star Woolwich bespoke cake baker Consuelo; described as the best cake in London by an Italian regular; vegan and eggless options; delivered on time every time
Millyscakehouse
Patisseries & Cakes5.0
Millyscakehouse
Dartford · Orchards Shopping Centre
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Custom celebration cake — perfectly executed, beautifully decorated and delicious every time; Milly brings warmth and patience to every order at this Dartford shopping centre gem
Cake Inn Watford
Patisseries & Cakes5.0
Cake Inn Watford
Watford · St Albans Road
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Rasmalai cake — soft sponge infused with rasmalai milk, topped with fresh cream and rose; one of Watford's most popular eggless celebration cake specialists
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Patisseries & Cakes5.0
Lea Alfano Sweets And Cakes
Oxford
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Lea Alfano Sweets and Cakes Oxford East Oxford artisan celebration cake — a beautifully made artisan celebration cake or seasonal sweet bake at St Mary's Road OX4 East Oxford, a quality East Oxford artisan cake studio and patisserie for this diverse community between the Cowley Road and Iffley Road
Deborah Sweets
Fudge & Sweets5.0
Deborah Sweets
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Deborah Sweets South Tottenham African sweets — a rotating selection of West African confectionery at High Road N15 South Tottenham, bringing West African sweet culture to North London's diverse community
Cherry On Top Sweets And Treats
Fudge & Sweets5.0
Cherry On Top Sweets And Treats
Liverpool
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Cherry On Top Sweets Blackstock Market Liverpool pick-and-mix — a curated selection of premium sweets at Blackstock Market L3 Liverpool, a quality sweet shop for the diverse Liverpool city community
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Fudge & Sweets5.0
ALWAN AL AMAZIGH moroccan sweets
London
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Alwan Al Amazigh Streatham Moroccan honey cake — a traditional North African honey-soaked semolina cake at Streatham High Road SW16, bringing authentic Amazigh Berber baking culture to South London
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Cheesecake5.0
Lily Sweets
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Middle Eastern sweets selection — a rotating daily box of traditional Arabic confectionery including baklawa, maamoul and kanafeh, made fresh from authentic family recipes at Fishponds Road
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Ice Cream & Gelato5.0
Amaretto Italian sweets
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Gelato affogato — a scoop of house-made Italian gelato drowned in a shot of hot espresso, Amaretto's signature serve and the perfect marriage of Staple Hill's Italian sweet tradition and good coffee
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Ice Cream & Gelato5.0
Kabul Ice Cream
London
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Kabul Ice Cream Holloway — an Afghani-inspired ice cream with cardamom, saffron and pistachio at Seven Sisters Road, one of London's most distinctive and culturally rooted ice cream experiences
Sweetwali
Chocolatiers5.0
Sweetwali
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Mixed Indian mithai selection — Sweetwali at the Arndale brings quality South Asian sweets to Manchester's city centre
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Bakeries & Pastries5.0
VATRA BUNICII
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
VATRA BUNICII Romanian cozonac — a sweet, enriched yeasted bread filled with walnut paste and vanilla at this Harehills Leeds Romanian bakery, a traditional Easter and celebration bread from grandmother's recipe
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Ice Cream & Gelato5.0
Fine Gola
London · Hounslow
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Ice gola with dry fruits and fresh sugarcane juice — traditional South Asian shaved ice dessert with seasonal flavours; perfect summer treat
Marlenka Wales (MUSHTAQ SWEETS)
Cheesecake5.0
Marlenka Wales (MUSHTAQ SWEETS)
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Marlenka honey cake — a traditional Czech-style honey layer cake with thin spiced sponge layers and smooth cream filling, sold at this Cardiff outlet bringing Central European confectionery to Penarth Road
Sweets Town & Grill - Wood Green
Dessert Bars4.9
Sweets Town & Grill - Wood Green
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sweets Town Wood Green dessert plate — a warm indulgent rotating dessert at Wood Green High Road N22, a popular North London sweet destination for the diverse Wood Green and Alexandra Palace community
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Chocolatiers4.9
Coco Sweets & Chocolate
Holywell
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Coco Sweets and Chocolate Holywell North Wales artisan chocolate — a quality handcrafted chocolate at Tower Gardens CH8 Holywell, a quality North Wales artisan chocolatier for this community
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Ice Cream & Gelato4.9
Kothiwala Ice Cream
London
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Kothiwala Kenton kulfi — a traditional Indian kulfi made from slowly reduced full-fat milk with pistachios and cardamom, set on a stick in the authentic subcontinental tradition at this Kenton Road parlour
Greens village
Fudge & Sweets4.9
Greens village
Leicester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Greens Village Leicester Marfitt Street South Asian sweets — freshly made traditional South Asian sweets at Marfitt Street LE4, a quality Leicester sweet shop serving the diverse Belgrave community
SySweets & Pastries حلويات ومعجنات وفطائر
Fudge & Sweets4.9
SySweets & Pastries حلويات ومعجنات وفطائر
Birmingham
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
SySweets Bordesley Middle Eastern pastry — freshly made Levantine-style pastries and sweets at Coventry Road B10 Small Heath, a quality Birmingham Middle Eastern bakery for this diverse community
Nafees Bakers & Sweets Cardiff
Fudge & Sweets4.9
Nafees Bakers & Sweets Cardiff
Cardiff
🥗 Halal
🥇 Signature Item
South Asian mithai selection — a rotating daily box of freshly made traditional sweets including gulab jamun, barfi and ladoo, made from family recipes at this City Road Cardiff sweet shop
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Ice Cream & Gelato4.9
Kabul Ice Cream
London
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Kabul Ice Cream Wood Green — Afghani-inspired saffron and pistachio ice cream at Wood Green High Road, the second Kabul Ice Cream location serving North London's diverse Wood Green community
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Doughnuts4.9
Super Taste Bakery
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Super Taste Bakery Rusholme South Asian mithai doughnut — a freshly made South Asian-style sweet pastry or doughnut at Claremont Road M14 Rusholme, a quality bakery near Manchester's Curry Mile
Amore Dolci
Dessert Bars4.9
Amore Dolci
Peterborough · Stanground
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Nutella pancake — generous, fresh and consistently praised as the best in Peterborough; Amore Dolci is a genuine local favourite, standing out for great portions and attentive personal service
Numnum's
Bakeries & Pastries4.9
Numnum's
London · Southall
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Dahi puri and South Asian chaat with ice cream — 4.9-star Southall gem; best dahi puri in the area alongside ice creams and cold drinks; incredibly friendly staff
Ambala Sweets
Bakeries & Pastries4.9
Ambala Sweets
Birmingham · Sutton Coldfield
🥗 Halal
🥇 Signature Item
Coconut Victoria sponge — a fragrant variation on the classic, with coconut-infused sponge layers, coconut buttercream and a toasted desiccated coconut coating
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Ice Cream & Gelato4.9
Afghan Taste
London
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Afghan Taste Kingston kulfi — a traditional Afghani kulfi scented with saffron and rose water at Surbiton Road Kingston KT1, one of South West London's most distinctive culturally rooted frozen dessert experiences
Kweider Sweets
Fudge & Sweets4.8
Kweider Sweets
London · Acton
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Syrian kunafa and pistachio maamoul — stunning Middle Eastern sweets shop; same authentic taste as Damascus with seating upstairs
Scooperb
Fudge & Sweets4.8
Scooperb
London · Collier Row
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Eggless South Asian-inspired ice cream and Dubai chocolate pistachio sundae — 4.8-star Romford Scooperb; 436+ reviews; handcrafted eggless and vegetarian ice cream; South Asian flavours including falooda; waffles, croffles, mini pancakes and baklavas
Cheeky Charlies Sweets and Treats
Fudge & Sweets4.8
Cheeky Charlies Sweets and Treats
Birkenhead
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Cheeky Charlies Sweets Birkenhead pick-and-mix — a curated selection of premium sweets and confectionery at Borough Road CH42 Birkenhead, a quality Wirral neighbourhood sweet shop
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Fudge & Sweets4.8
Rayan sweets
London
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Rayan Sweets West Hendon Syrian baklawa — freshly made filo pastry baklawa at West Hendon Broadway NW9, an authentic Syrian confectionery shop for North West London's Middle Eastern community
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Fudge & Sweets4.8
RADHE SHYAM
London
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
RADHE SHYAM Kingsbury Indian kulfi — a traditional Indian kulfi made from slowly reduced full-fat milk with pistachios and cardamom at Honeypot Lane NW9 Kingsbury, an authentic subcontinental frozen dessert
Levant Sweets حلويات بلاد الشام
Fudge & Sweets4.8
Levant Sweets حلويات بلاد الشام
Edinburgh
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Levantine baklawa — freshly made filo pastry layers filled with crushed pistachios and walnuts soaked in rose and orange blossom syrup, made from authentic Syrian family recipes at this Dalry Road sweet shop
7th Heaven
Patisseries & Cakes4.8
7th Heaven
Horsham · Carfax
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Chocolate Bombshell cake — rich, moist and extravagantly decorated; 7th Heaven is Horsham town centre's go-to celebration cake shop with a popsicle-shaped cheesecake that turns heads in the window
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Dessert Bars4.8
Divine Desserts Birmingham
Birmingham
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Divine Desserts Selly Oak cookie dough and mango kulfi ice cream — a warm cookie dough pot alongside a South Asian-inspired mango kulfi at Bristol Road B29 Selly Oak, a popular dessert bar serving Birmingham's multicultural student community near the University of Birmingham
Alwan Sweets & Nuts
Fudge & Sweets4.7
Alwan Sweets & Nuts
London
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Alwan Sweets Kingsbury Lebanese baklawa — freshly made filo pastry baklawa in pistachio and walnut flavours at Kingsbury Road NW9, an authentic Levantine confectionery shop for North West London
Scooperb
Ice Cream & Gelato4.7
Scooperb
London · Hounslow
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Indian-inspired ice cream in 50+ flavours — unique desi flavours like paan, chickoo, jamun, guava and kulfi falooda; fully vegetarian
Ambala Edinburgh (Gorgie Rd)
Fudge & Sweets4.7
Ambala Edinburgh (Gorgie Rd)
Edinburgh
🥗 Halal
🥇 Signature Item
South Asian mithai selection — a rotating daily box of freshly made traditional sweets including gulab jamun, barfi and ladoo, made from authentic recipes for Edinburgh's South Asian community
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Fudge & Sweets4.7
Desi Biscuit Ltd
Smethwick
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Desi Biscuit Smethwick South Asian sweets and biscuits — freshly made traditional South Asian mithai and biscuits at Trinity Street B67 Smethwick, a quality West Midlands sweet shop for the diverse community
Teba Sweets
Patisseries & Cakes4.7
Teba Sweets
Brighton
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Lebanese baklawa — wafer-thin filo pastry layered with crushed pistachios and walnuts, baked until golden and soaked in rose and orange blossom syrup, made from an authentic Lebanese family recipe
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Bakeries & Pastries4.7
D&D Bakery&Sweets
Bristol
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Baklawa — hand-made filo pastry layers filled with crushed pistachios and walnuts, soaked in rose-water syrup and sold fresh from the counter at this Easton bakery and sweet shop
Chocoberry
Dessert Bars4.7
Chocoberry
Leicester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Chocoberry Leicester Narborough Road South Asian ice cream — a vibrant South Asian mango and chocolate ice cream at Narborough Road LE3, a popular West Leicester ice cream and dessert destination
Mithai Foods
Bakeries & Pastries4.7
Mithai Foods
London · Belvedere
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Indian mithai, samosa chaat and jalebi — 4.7-star Belvedere Indian sweet shop; authentic mithai including jalebi, paneer pakora and mixed boxes; vegetarian haven in outer South East London
Sweetsmile bakery and patisserie
Patisseries & Cakes4.7
Sweetsmile bakery and patisserie
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sweetsmile Battersea bespoke cake and pastry — a beautifully crafted celebration cake or seasonal pastry at Lavender Hill SW11 Battersea, a quality South West London patisserie and cake studio
FRESTO STICKS (Rusholme)
Ice Cream & Gelato4.7
FRESTO STICKS (Rusholme)
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
FRESTO STICKS Rusholme South Asian ice cream — a vibrant mango and saffron ice lolly at Wilmslow Road M14 Rusholme, one of the most distinctive and colourful ice cream experiences on Manchester's famous Curry Mile
Sweetsmile Bakery
Bakeries & Pastries4.7
Sweetsmile Bakery
London · Battersea
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Light celebration cakes with fresh fruit filling — 4.7-star Lavender Hill café-bakery; outstanding brunch and pastries; bottomless cake experience available; regulars return from across London
Syria Sweets
Bakeries & Pastries4.6
Syria Sweets
Manchester · Rusholme
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Fresh knafeh — fine vermicelli pastry pressed into a hot tray with white cheese, crisped until golden, doused in rose and orange blossom syrup and finished with pistachios
FRESTO STICKS (Longsight)
Ice Cream & Gelato4.6
FRESTO STICKS (Longsight)
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
FRESTO STICKS Longsight South Asian ice cream — a vibrant mango and saffron ice lolly at Stamford Road M13 Longsight, bringing colourful South Asian ice cream culture to this diverse South Manchester community
Chocoberry
Dessert Bars4.6
Chocoberry
Leicester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Chocoberry Leicester London Road South Asian ice cream — a vibrant South Asian mango and chocolate ice cream at London Road LE2, a popular South Leicester dessert destination near the university
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Fudge & Sweets4.6
Al-Sham Sweets
Cardiff
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Damascus baklawa — wafer-thin filo layers filled with crushed pistachios and walnuts, soaked in rose and orange blossom syrup, Al-Sham's most authentic sweet from an old Damascus family recipe
AKG SODA CENTER
Fudge & Sweets4.6
AKG SODA CENTER
Leicester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
AKG Soda Center Melton Road Leicester South Asian drinks and sweets — a refreshing South Asian soda drink or sweet at Melton Road LE4, a popular Leicester sweet shop on the vibrant Golden Mile
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Fudge & Sweets4.6
Super Sweet Mart
Leicester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Super Sweet Mart Leicester Green Lane Road South Asian sweets and groceries — freshly made traditional South Asian sweets at Green Lane Road LE5, a quality East Leicester sweet shop for the diverse Spinney Hills community
Kingdom Sweets & Bakers Ltd
Patisseries & Cakes4.5
Kingdom Sweets & Bakers Ltd
Birmingham
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Kingdom Sweets Alum Rock South Asian sweets — a rotating daily selection of freshly made South Asian confectionery at Alum Rock Road B8, a quality East Birmingham sweet shop
Ice Paradise
Ice Cream & Gelato4.5
Ice Paradise
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Ice Paradise Rusholme mango falooda — a traditional South Asian falooda dessert with rose milk, vermicelli, basil seeds and ice cream at Dickenson Road M14 Rusholme, a quality authentic sweet on Manchester's Curry Mile
Regal Sweet Mart & Restaurant
Fudge & Sweets4.5
Regal Sweet Mart & Restaurant
Leicester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Regal Sweet Mart and Restaurant Melton Road Leicester South Asian mithai — freshly made traditional South Asian sweets at Melton Road LE4, one of Leicester's most celebrated Golden Mile mithai shops
Nafees Bakers & Sweets Beeston Leeds
Fudge & Sweets4.5
Nafees Bakers & Sweets Beeston Leeds
Leeds
🥗 Halal
🥇 Signature Item
Nafees Beeston mithai — a rotating daily selection of freshly made South Asian sweets at this Lodge Lane Leeds sweet shop, serving the Beeston community with authentic mithai from family recipes
Nafees Bakers & Sweets Newcastle
Fudge & Sweets4.5
Nafees Bakers & Sweets Newcastle
Newcastle
🥗 Halal
🥇 Signature Item
Nafees Bakers and Sweets Newcastle Nuns Moor South Asian mithai — freshly made traditional South Asian sweets at Nuns Moor Road NE4, a quality Newcastle sweet shop for the diverse Arthurs Hill community
Sweet Spot Dessert Parlour
Dessert Bars4.5
Sweet Spot Dessert Parlour
London · Barking
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Korean strawberry and cream doughnuts and Dubai strawberries — 4.5-star Barking dessert parlour; 220+ reviews; Korean doughnuts described as light and fluffy wow; gulab jamun doughnut also offered; not your typical parlour
Diors Desserts
Dessert Bars4.5
Diors Desserts
London · South Norwood
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Pistachio falooda and chocolate fudge sundae — 4.5-star South Norwood dessert bar; taro bubble tea, mango raspberry cream and pistachio falooda all praised; elegant atmosphere with great vibe
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Ice Cream & Gelato4.5
Afghan Sheeryakh
Birmingham
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Afghan Sheeryakh Springfield saffron ice cream — a richly flavoured saffron and rosewater-scented Afghan ice cream at Stratford Road B11, one of Birmingham's most distinctive culturally authentic frozen dessert experiences
Marhaba
Ice Cream & Gelato4.5
Marhaba
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Marhaba Rusholme mango ice cream — a richly flavoured mango ice cream and South Asian dessert at Wilmslow Road M14 Rusholme, a quality sweet destination on Manchester's famous Curry Mile